A girl wearing a calico dress and holding a bonnet sits between two boys wearing overalls, one of whom is playing the fiddle. A basket with a drinking gourd sits on the ground. Title supplied by cataloger.

A girl wearing a calico dress and holding a bonnet sits next to two boys wearing overalls, one of whom is playing the fiddle. A basket with a drinking gourd sits at his feet. A frame house is visible in the background. Title supplied by cataloger.

A group of men and boys, including Bunyon Day (far left, standing, with guitar), poses with instruments in a cornfield. A man in a suit, second from left, plays fiddle, beside an old man (Uncle Tom West) wearing a hat and playing mountain dulcimer....

A group of men and boys, including Bunyon Day (far left, standing, with guitar), poses with instruments in a cornfield. A man in a suit, second from left, plays fiddle, beside an old man (Uncle Tom West) wearing a hat and playing mountain dulcimer....

A group of men and boys, including Bunyon Day (far left, standing, with guitar), poses with instruments in a cornfield. A man in a suit, second from left, plays fiddle, beside an old man (Uncle Tom West) wearing a hat and playing mountain dulcimer....

A man and woman (possibly J.P. Fraley and his wife Annadeene, who also works as Thomas' assistant) play fiddle and guitar, and two little girls play mountain dulcimer, at the ceremonies celebrating the donation of the Jean Thomas collection to the...

A man identified by Jean Thomas as "Smith of Greenup Ave." stands in the yard playing fiddle. Four other fiddles sit on the chair next to him. He is wearing a three-piece suit. Title supplied by cataloger.

A man in a dark suit, possibly J. A. Darnell, plays a fiddle. He was likely a participant in the "Champion of Dixie" regional fiddle contest held at a Ford dealership in Louisville on January 20, 1926.

A man, possibly J. D. Stallings, holds a fiddle and bow. His hat rests on his crossed knee. He wears a medal on his jacket that says, "Winner District Contest (?) Fiddling." He was likely a participant in the "Champion of Dixie" regional fiddle...

A tall man wearing a sweater holds a guitar, and another man wearing a hat stands with one foot on a chair, holding a fiddle. They are in the yard on a residential block, with houses visible behind them. Part of a series labeled "Floyd County --...

A tall man wearing a sweater holds a guitar, and another man wearing a hat stands with one foot on a chair, holding a fiddle. They are in the yard on a residential block, with houses visible behind them. Part of a series labeled "Floyd County --...

A tall man wearing a sweater sits holds a guitar, and another man wearing a hat stands beside him, holding a fiddle. They are in the yard on a residential block, with houses visible behind them. Part of a series labeled "Floyd County --...

Address: 941 S. Third Street, Louisville, Kentucky. A jug band and a group of men in suits and straw hats stand outside Landrum Bros. display window. The African American men in the jug band wear white suits and hats with black bow ties and have...